Sun-shield for horses



(No Model.)

S. WHITE.

SUN SHIELD FOR HORSES v 7 No. 338,899. Patented Mar. 30, 1886.

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SOLOMON WHITE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SUN-SHIELD FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,899. dated March 30,1886.

Application filed August 10, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sun-Shields; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and-to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to sun-shields for the heads of horses.

The object of my invention is to provide a sun-shield which shall protect the head of a horse from the heat of the sun, and can be readily adjusted to and removed from its position. I attain this object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of the shield adjusted on the horses head. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the shield.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The frame of the shield consists of the bent wire D P E and the cross-pieces I and L. The wire D P E is bent so as to form three sides of a rectangle, with the corners rounded; or part P may be slightly rounded, as shown in the drawings. The cross piece L is fastened firmly at each end to the wire D P E, and forms the fourth side of the rectangle of which the wire D P E forms the other three sides. At a convenient distance from part P the crosspiece I is firmly fastened to parts D and E, extending across the frame parallel to part L. Part I serves to stiffen the frame, and forms an axis about which the arm K may turn. The cross-piece I is toward the end P of the frame of the shield. The frame is covered with white cloth, which is light and will reflect the suns rays and not absorb or allow them to pass through it. The arm K is made,

preferably, of metal, and extends from the cen- Serial No. 174,080. (No model.)

ter of part I and ends in a hook, N. The wire D P E extends beyond the frame of the shield on both sides, and is bent first to a perpendicular to parts D and E, and then parallel to the same, leaving the parts A and II parallel to the frame of the shield. The wire D P E A O F H is bound in leather or other suitable material, the binding serving as a binding to the frame of the shield, and also to prevent the parts A and H from chafing the horse. The arm K is of such a length that in connection with the hooked wires A H G F it will hold the shield nearly in a horizontal position.

The method of adjusting sun-shield is as follows: The wires A H are passed between the horses head and the crown piece of the bridle, and passedforward until the hook N engages with the crown -piece, as shown in Fig. 1.

The shield may be adjusted in a similar manner to the brow-piece instead of to the crown-piece of the bridle, thus affording more shelter to the face and eyes of the horse.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. A sun-shield for horses, consisting of the frame D P E I L, covered with light material that will reflect the suns rays, and having the wire D P E, forming part of its frame, extended beyond the frame and forming books 0 H and H F, and provided with the arm K, ending in the hook N, substantially as shown and described.

2. A sun-shield for horses, in combination with the means of fastening the shield to a horses bridle, consisting of the hooks A O H F andthe arm K, ending in a hook, N, and capable of turning about an axis, I, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON WHITE. \Vitnesses:

J. P. DELPHEY, CHAS. BUNN. 

